Attempt to Explain a Mellah
José Bénech
1940
September 7, 1912. The French enter Marrakesh. Marching through the Djema el Fna Square, surrounded by his general staff, Colonel Mangin is surprised to hear, amid the discordant noises of the crowd, some children belting out a rousing “Marseillaise.” Thus do the Alliance’s youth greet the dawn of a new order. It is no longer a dream.
A few decrees…
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